SB 952 — Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-27
Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends and when a special election must occur. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office.<b> Prohibits the Governor from appointing the Governor to fill the vacancy.</b> Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. Requires the appointment to end when a replacement is elected.
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Sponsors
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — sponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — cosponsor
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Gamba, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Marsh, Pam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Tran, Thuy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Gelser Blouin, Sara | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Golden, Jeff | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Jama, Kayse | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Manning Jr., James | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tran, Thuy (D, state_lower OR-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Gelser Blouin, Sara (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Marsh, Pam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Tran, Thuy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Golden, Jeff (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Jama, Kayse (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Manning Jr., James (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Gamba, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship